This paper examines event tourism as a field of study and area of professional practice
updating the previous review article published in 2008. In this substantially extended review …

Athletes make food choices on a daily basis that can affect both health and performance. A
well planned nutrition strategy that includes the careful timing and selection of appropriate …

Research can be a challenging but rewarding activity. All degree-level students studying
sport, and all effective professionals working in the sport sector need to have a sound …

Amateur trail runners and endurance mountain bikers are compared with regard to
motivation, involvement in their sport, competitive-event portfolios, and event-travel careers …

This study explored the relationship between destination and event elements and an
individual's motivation to travel for sport events. Investigators surveyed participants who …

Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and its implications for self-determined
motivation have received scant research attention despite growing interest in the …

Few studies have explored the impacts of costs on serious leisure careers. This article
presents a case study of amateur athletes encountering a significant cost—cancellation of …

This article develops a theory of branded fitness within the United States through a focus on
two of its most visible examples: CrossFit and Bikram yoga. We argue that highly successful …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, the authors compared tourists with local
participants to determine if motivations to participate in a mid-scale marathon event varied …

As with some other complex ideas current in the modern world, that of leisure suffers at the
level of common sense from an unfortunate legacy: a combination of oversimplification …